Harness-loop.



MELANCTHON E. ZELLER, OF GILBOA, OHIO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

HARNESS-LOOP.

Patented Aug'. 6, 1907.

Application filed January 19.1907. Serial No. 353.166.

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, MELANCTHON E. ZELLER, a citizen of the United States, r'esiding at Gilboa, in the county oi Putnam and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness- Loops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a iull, clear, and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable other's skilled in the art to which it apper'tains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to metal harness loops particular'ly adapted for' connecting the breast piece oi a har'- ness with the shoulder piece, also the br'eeching with the hip-piece.

The object of the invention is to provide a loop which is simple oi construction and can be easily made and firmly secured to the harness.

The invention consists in the eatures of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and specitied in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preerred embodiment of my invention: Figure l is an elevation of a portion of a breast piece of a harness showing two loop-pieces secured thereto, one made of cast metal and the other oi wire. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line x-x of Fig. l. Figs. 3 and 4 are plan and edge views of the wire loop-piece detached, and Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views of the cast loop-piece.

As illustrated, the loop-piece may be made oi wir'e or of cast metal. The main loop-piece is shown made oi cast metal and the auxiliary loop-piece oi wire, but they may be transposed or both be made of either cast metal or wire.

Referring rst to the wir'e loop-piece l, it is made in one piece and formed with an end loop 2 at one end bent out oi the plane of the body portion. At the other end, the ends 3 of the wire are brought near together and bent at right angles in the opposite direction from the loop 2. The side bars 4 o said loop-piece are spread apart intermediate of the ends 3 and the loop and are brought together again near the loop 2 thereby forming an intermediate loop 5.

As shown in the drawing, this loop-,piece is'arranged between the parts 6 and 7 of the breast-piece. The ends 3 ar'e embedded in the piece 6 near the lower edge of the piece 7 while the loop 2 projects above the 45 upper edge oi said piece 7. In addition to the usual stitching employed for securing the two par'ts oi the breast piece together', a rivet 8 is passed through the intermediate loop 5 and serves as another means oi iastening said loop piece.

The cast metal loop-piece l*1 is formed with an end loop 2n at its upper end and has its lower end 31 extended inward and embedded in the piece G. The shank 4 is provided with an intermediate opening 5 through which is passed the rivet 6a.

I claim:

l. The combination, with the two pieces of a breast piece or breeching of a harness, of a loop-piece comprising a shank arranged between said pieces, said shank having a loop formed at one end projecting from between said 6() pieces andoits other end extended at an angle and embedded in one of said pieces, said shank provided with an intermediate opening, and a rivet passed through said pieces ot' said breast piece and through said inter-mediate` opening of said shank.

2. A loop-piece for harness comprising a piece of metal formed into a loop at one end and having side bars brought together just below said loop, thence spread apart forming an intermediate loop and brought together' again at the other end where they are bent at right angles to the body of said loop-piece.

23. The combination, with the two straps of a breast piece ot' a harness, of a loop piece arranged between said straps, said loop piece comprising a strip of metal formed into a loop at one end which extends above said straps and 7 5 having side bars spread apart forming an intermediate loop, the ends of said strip being brought together' and bent at right angles to the body of said loop piece and ernbedded in the inner' strap, and a rivet passed through said straps and through said intermediate loop. 8()

In testimony whereof, l afx nry signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MELANCTHON E. ZELLE R.

Witnesses G. W. Rrssnr., G. F. ZELLER. 

